Al's-best-friend: Okay, the fourteenth chapter is here!
Terri: Wow, the fourteenth already?
Al's-best-friend: -nods head- I was reading through the chapters and thought I didn't have enough Ed time in my story.
Edward: 'Ed time'?
Al's-best-friend: You are going to be in more of this chapter than the others. Even if just by a little.
Edward: Finally!
Terri: That's not fair! What about me Al's-b-f?
Al's-best-friend: Maybe later.
Terri: -pouts-
Disclaimer: The only thing I own is my dog and twenty bucks…wait, no, just the dog.
'Why does this always happen to me?' Ed thought as he sat down on the hotel bed. It creaked slightly as he put his full weight on it and put his head in his hands. The day had started out good. He had gotten enough sleep the night before and he woke up feeling refreshed. He went out for food even though Al had volunteered. There weren't any lines at the store and he got back quickly. So what if he lost the key? It wasn't his fault.
Edward wasn't scared of many things. But he WAS scared about what was going to happen. Why did Marla have to show up? Why did he have to know her? Why was the homunculus they were going after have to be her sister? Why was he involved? Oh yeah, he was a dog of the military. He snorted at the name and decided to blame all his problems on them.
He had told her that he was going to have to kill the 'thing' her sister had become. She had nodded, expecting it, and told him the same thing she told Al. About how she had to speak to her one more time. Ed had nodded somewhat reluctantly and now he regretted it.
"I'm sorry."
Ed jumped, startled. 'Was I so lost in my thoughts that I didn't even know she was here?'
"If you hadn't met me you wouldn't be feeling guilty for what you have to do to Anna." Marla said in a soft whisper as she pushed her hair out of her face.
"Anna?"
"My sister."
"Oh…"
An awkward silence was interrupter as a large bang was heard from the small hallway. Edward jumped off the bed and ran towards the noise with Marla closely behind. The scene in front of them shocked Ed and made Marla slightly embarrassed. Al was on the ground on his back, collapsed, with Belle on top of him. Marla was the first to react. She ran forward and hauled the cat off Al.
"Al, I'm soooo sorry!" She looked really upset, "Bad kitty!" She flicked the cat playfully on the nose.
"A cat."
Marla froze and turned around to look at the slightly shorter boy.
"You lied to me Al!"
Al, who by now was on his feet, looked shocked and hurt, "I didn't brother!"
"You told me you weren't hiding a cat!"
"I wasn't!"
"Then WHAT is that!" Ed yelled pointing at the cat.
"Hey!" Marla said defensively while Belle started licking her paw.
"Sorry Alphonse, I wouldn't have let that mongrel go if I knew she was going to maul you."
Edward had never seen anybody that pale. He thought it was physically impossible. I guess Marla proved him wrong.
She turned around and in a shaky voice said, "H-hello, brother."
"Twinkle, twinkle little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the moon so bright, like a candle in the night. Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are." I whispered while looking up at the ceiling.
"That song is retarded."
Thud
"What was that for?"
"For being rude," I told him as I flipped back my hair and laid down on the bed, "you don't have to be so mean."
He looked at me like I was crazy, "It's just a STAR!"
"It's a song," I replied arrogantly, "and it has deeper meaning."
He leaned his head against the wall and closed his eyes, "Explain."
"Why?"
"Cause I said so!" He mumbled. He opened his eyes and gave me a look that was almost nice, almost.
I sighed, "What do you think a star is?"
He looked thoughtful, then shrugged, "A bright thing stuck in the sky?"
"Wrong," I said shaking my head, "a star is a ball of gas millions and millions away in space."
"So, what is the 'deeper meaning'?"
"People underestimate a star. It is more than it seems."
"That doesn't mean you have to sing a stupid song about it!"
Thud
I threw my other sandal at him and laughed at his shocked expression.
"STOP THROWING YOUR SHOES AT ME!" Wrath yelled as he got up from the floor and tackled me. We landed on the floor. We wrestled each other and shouted angrily. My angry yelling turned into a fit of giggles as he started tickling me.
"W-wrath!" I managed to choke out, "s-stop it!"
Minutes later we sat side by side breathing fast to try to catch our breaths.
"That was a dirty trick."
He smiled his little, evil smile, "So, why do you sing that song?"
I sighed impatiently, "I sing that song because it is like us."
"Us?"
"Me, you, mom, and Envy. We are underestimated but we know we are strong, powerful, more than just what people assume we are; we aren't monsters. And nothing is going to get in our way of getting the philosopher's stone."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"I never really thought 'bout it like that before."
I shrugged and climbed back into my bed. "Give me back my blanket."
From his spot on the floor he threw it at me and Icaught it with ease.
"You really think we can do it?" Wrath mumbled while crawling into his own bed.
I snorted at his unbelieving nature. "We can do anything!"
He mumbled something.
"What?"
"I said mom couldn't 'do anything'!" He yelled as he looked at my shocked face, "She died!" He buried his head into his pillow.
"Oh. Sloth, the one before me, she was like a mother to you?"
He nodded into his pillow.
"It must be hard calling me Sloth."
He shrugged like he didn't really care although his face was still in his pillow. I climbed out of my bed and plopped onto his.
"We can do this for her. We can prove everyone wrong! We will be able to do anything."
"Promise?" He said in a muffled voice.
"Promise."
He looked up at me and smiled a big, evil smile showing his pointed teeth. "And we'll get revenge for mom's death!"
"Was she murdered?"
He nodded his head, "I'll kill that little pipsqueak!"
"Pipsqueak?" I laughed. "I'll help you kill him then."
"Don't underestimate him, once we finish Envy's plan it will probably draw him out. But we still have to be careful."
"Why?"
"He is an alchemist, a state alchemist at that, he goes by the name Full Metal."
I smiled the same smile as him, "I have a feeling this'll be fun."
Al's-best-friend: I know y'all are probably mad I stopped right here. I know it's not that long but at least I updated sooner.
Terri: The next chapter is going to be good!"
Edward: I hope so.
Al's-best-friend: Remember I live off of reviews, so if you don't review, you are slowly killing me.
Terri: Don't joke like that.